Shimon ( II ) Sofer of Frankfurt

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Shimon ( II ) Sofer of Frankfurt, alias: Simon II Sofer, z. Kaltbad, z. gold. Adler, Joseph Shmuel, died 15 Apr 1730 Frankfurt, son of Moshe ( II ) Sofer Frankfurt and Frumet Moshe Segal to:
Wife of Shimon bath Shmuel Schotten, daughter of Shmuel Schotten and N.N.

1) Raw Juda Simon Ashkenazi BEER HEITEV, birth Frankfurt, died 1745 Konigsbergen, occupation: Raw in Tykocin, Poland
occupation: rabbi, member of rabbinical court of Tykocin, Poland, published halachical work 'Be'er Heiteiv' on the jewish codex'Shulchan Aruch'

The years of birth of Yehuda's children indicate, that his wife wasborn after 1689 (=1739-50) and before 1720 (=1735-15). Thus, Yehudawas probably born after 1689. Yehuda was judge (dayan) in therabbinical court of Tykocin, Poland, where hi s tw o known sons wereborn in the 1730s. Apparently, he visited Amsterdam, where he heardthe Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, Aryeh Leib, speak (Goldrat 1972, p. 39).Only three volumes of his Ba'er Heitev, a commentary on Joseph Caro's Shulkhan Arukh, we re published in Amsterdam: Yoreh Deah in 1736, Even Ha'ezer in 1739 and Orach Chayim in 1742. It may seem odd, that Rabbi Yehuda Ashkenazi decided to call his commentary Ba'er Heitev, because Rabbi Isaiah ben Abraham had already called his comment ary by the samename. However, Rabbi Isaiah only wrote one volume, on Orach Chayim.Thus, Rabbi Yehuda intended to continue Rabbi Isaiah's work. Apparently, Rabbi Yehuda's commentary was such a success, that he was asked to write his own commenta r y on Orach Chayim. In his owncommentary, he refers to the previous commentary as to "the Ba'erHeitev before me". Probably, his death in 1745 prevented him from completing the fourth volume. The fourth volume, on Khoshen Mishpat,was written by hi s brother-in-law rabbi Mozes Frankfort (Goldrat 1972,p. 31). Later editions of the Shulkhan Arukh generally contain Ashkenazi's commentaries to Orach Chayim and Even Ha'ezer only., to:
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2) Isaac Itsik Simon Frankfort, birth 1709 Frankfurt to:
Branca Brivchi Isaac Eizik

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Shimon ( II ) Sofer of Frankfurt, alias: Simon II Sofer, z. Kaltbad, z. gold. Adler, Joseph Shmuel to:
Bele Zalman Katz, died 1739, daughter of Zalmen HaCohen Katz and Blimle Bluemchen Katz

1) Rabbi Moshe Shimon Sofer Schreiber, birth CA 1690, died 4 Feb 1722 Franfurt to:
Reizchen Schotten, died 5 MEI 1731 Franfurt, buried Franfurt am Main, daughter of R` Shmuel Schotten MAHARSHACH and Hanne Zalman Katz

2) Hintche Simon Sofer, died 10 Nov 1776 Amsterdam, buried 28 CHESHVAN 553 Muiderberg
28 Cheshvan 5537 - the old Hintche bat Simon Sofer, widow of Moshe F"F
Married NA ER 1690 to:
Raw Mozes Simon Frankfort(er), birth 1672 Amsterdam, died 15 Aug 1762 Amsterdam, buried Muiderberg, occupation: printer, son of R' Simon Israel and Hendrikje Hindele Benjamin Frankfort
6 Aw 5522 - mhor"r Moshe ben mhor"r Simon F"F, 90 yrs.old. Mozes Frankforter (1672-1762) was de zoon van Simon Frankforter. Hij was een bekend auteur, hebreeuws drukker en uitgever bij de Hoogduitse gemeente in Amsterdam. In 1720 richtte hij in Am sterdam een drukkerij op, waar onder andere zijn eigen werken werden gedrukt.
In "The Lifht from the West" ( The story of the life and times of the Chassam Sofer ) schrijft Selig Schachnowitz dat Mozes Franfort een oom is van de Chassam Sofer. Dit is niet juist. Zijn echtgenote was een tante van de Chasam Sofer.

3) wife of Zalman Manheim, birth Frankfurt to:
Salomon Shlomo Zalman Manheim

4) Gumprecht Schreiber Sofer, died 9 Feb 1758 Frankfurt

5) Feisch Schreiber Sofer

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